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The Bachelor of Science program in Biology is designed to stimulate intellectual and personal growth through an examination of the fundamental properties of living systems, the application of experimental and descriptive methods of discovery, and the consideration of the social, ethical, and aesthetic aspects of biological knowledge. The B.S. program also provides undergraduate preparation for technical employment or post-baccalaureate study in graduate school or for professions such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, teaching, and natural resource management. A Biology major considering graduate or professional school should confer with a Biology advisor to plan a program to meet the student’s specific needs and assure entrance into such a school.
INTEGRATIVE STUDIES REQUIREMENTS
44 credits minimum
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
76 credits
Core Courses
20 credits
- BIO 110 Molecules and Cells*
- BIO 111 Evolution*
- BIO 210 Ecology
- BIO 211 Genetics
- BIO 212 Cells and Physiology
*Students must earn a grade C or higher in both BIO 110 and BIO 111 in order to take any 200-level or higher BIO course.
Upper-Level Courses
16 credits
Select one course from each of the following categories:
- Animal Diversity
- BIO 333 Invertebrate Zoology
- BIO 334 Vertebrate Zoology
- BIO 335 Ornithology
- Plant and Microbial Diversity
- BIO 363 Plant Biology
- BIO 365 Plant Evolution
- BIO 367 Microbial Diversity
- Ecology and Evolution
- BIO 343 Ecosystem Ecology
- BIO 345 Animal Behavior
- BIO 347 Plant Physiological Ecology
- BIO 349 Population Genetics
- Cell/Molecular/Physiology
- BIO 371 Ecophysiology
- BIO 373 Neuroethology
- BIO 375 Biochemistry
- BIO 376 Molecular Biology
- BIO 377 Immunology
- BIO 379 Comparative Animal Physiology
Upper-Level BIO Electives
8 credits
Select any two 300- or 400-level BIO courses to bring total credits in Biology to 48 credits. Students may take BIO 232 Human Anatomy and Physiology II for 4 credits of the upper-level elective BIO credits. Note: This applies to the B.S. degree only.
Related Science or Math Courses
28 credits
- INCHEM 111 General Chemistry I
- CHEM 112 General Chemistry II
- CHEM 221 Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 222 Organic Chemistry II
- INPHYS 141 College Physics I
- PHYS 142 College Physics II
- MATH 141 Introductory Statistics
ELECTIVES
Select additional courses to reach a total of 124 credits for the degree.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
124 credits
For a dual major in Education, please refer to the appropriate Education program option.
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